The Catalinbread Merkin is the perfect fuzz pedal for classic sixties fuzz sounds and more! Drawing from a classic fuzz circuit, this 3 silicon transistor circuit is very textural, varying from blunt to ripping. With simple controls, a volume, and a texture knob with huge range, from cleanish blend counter-clockwise to full fuzz as you turn the knob clockwise. Along with a variety of Sixties fuzz sounds from the Ventures to the Stooges and many points in between, The Merkin Fuzz is able to do octave-up sounds by using your guitar's neck pickup with the tone rolled off. It works great for bass too.